A Heart Calcium Scoring screening shows the extent of plaque build up in the arteries around your heart. It’s fast, painless, noninvasive, and only $50. Call 920.445.7373 to see if you qualify.

SYMPTOMS YOU CAN’T IGNORE:

Chest Pain Shortness of Breath

Cold Sweat Dizziness Nausea

Discomfort in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Arm, and/or Jaw

Contact Nurse Jesse at 920.436.8668 or wellnessconsultant@bellin.org for details and to learn more.

For 24/7 access to FREE health information and appointment scheduling call, 800.528.7883.

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IT COULD LITERALLY SAVE YOUR LIFE!

IS YOUR BODY GIVING YOU A SECOND OPINION?Sometimes doctors are really detectives trying to solve a mystery. Things get tricky when your symptoms aren’t “textbook” clues. That’s why it’s so important to trust your instincts when something doesn’t feel right or when a treatment plan isn’t helping. Call again. Go back in for another visit and share what’s going on. You and your doctor are partners. Listen to your heart, and trust your instincts.

BE YOUTERRI GLODOWSKI

• Office Administrator• Heart of the Family

BELONG“The exhaustion happened a little at a time. It wasn’t until I wasdecorating for the holidays that I realized walking up the stairs was too much effort despite being an avid exerciser. After completing numerous gastrointestinal tests, I still wasn’t getting better. I confided in the on-site nurse, who encouraged me to revisit the cardiologist and advocate for my health. He listened to my concerns and recommended a heart catheterization to get an inside look at my heart. I woke up from the catheterization with two stents in my widow’s artery, which was 90 percent blocked. The cardiologist told me it wasn’t a matter of IF I would have had a heart attack, it was a matter of WHEN.”

BE A LIFESAVER“You expect a heart problem to be a pounding pain in your chest, not the subtle messages my body was sending me over the course of months. The symptoms were not happening 24/7, so I didn’t want to believe that they meant anything and would dismiss or justify them. I’m sharing my story so that others are aware of what heart health can look like. It is not the same for everyone. To be a Lifesaver, you not only have to listen to your symptoms, you also have to accept the message; denial is easy. Confiding in the on-site nurse helped remove the perception I had of heart health. She offered another set of eyes to evaluate that my symptoms were very real and added up to something that needed medical attention. Nurse Bobbi’s knowledge and genuine concern for my wellbeing saved my life.”

• • Get scheduled screening tests. “My husband’s family has a history of heart disease,

so when he scheduled his calcium scoring test, I decided to schedule one as well. It was something the on-site nurse always promoted, particularly in February for women’s heart health. That was one of the first real clues that something else was going on.” To find out if you qualify for a Heart Calcium Scoring Screening Test, call 920.446.7373.

• Share all your symptoms with your provider. “I’m diligent with annual physicals, but unless I was having an issue at that time, I didn’t bring it up. The relationship I had with our on-site nurse enabled me to share things with her as they happened, rather than making an appointment and ignoring the symptoms, or possibly not having symptoms at the time of the appointment. The trust we had built over 12 years working together meant I listened to her when she strongly suggested I go back to the cardiologist.” Find a support team member that you can confide in and find support.

• If you’re not getting better, go back for more answers. “I had very little appetite, and when I did eat, I would feel nauseous. We did a lot of digestive tests, but nothing was conclusive. I didn’t know what was wrong, so I just kept jumping through the hoops. I finally agreed to seek the opinion of a cardiologist as I wasn’t getting better despite the ongoing tests and treatment. That’s when we started to pursue other avenues.” In what ways could you be missing symptoms to a bigger health picture?

Name: __________________________ n I listened to the messages from my body by sharing symptoms with my health care provider.

Lifesaver Goal: Listen to your heart: be proactive about getting answers when your body is trying to get your attention.

“I’m Terri, and I’m a Lifesaver.”